The U.S. Department of Transportation will host a third workshop to continue discussions of the GPS Adjacent Band Compatibility Assessment on March 12. The workshop will focus on the following topics: Identification of GPS and GNSS receivers to be considered for testing that are representative of the current categories of user applications Discussion of a GPS/GNSS receiver test plan. Anyone... read more
In honor of Presidents Day, Esri’s Presidential Colleges story map features colleges and universities attended by all 44 American presidents. Search by president or college, and discover the varied academic undergraduate experiences of each president. read more
Paul Smith gives us updates from CycloMedia at the 2015 Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 9-10 in Washington D.C. CycloMedia launched an HD-Cyclorama with 360-degree, 100-megapixel panoramic images — a resolution 10 times higher than the previous generation Cycloramas. Smith also announced a partnership with Esri for street imagery and introduced its Streetsmart app. read more
A Big Data project in New York last summer set out to map germs on the city subway system, reports the Wall Street Journal. The scientists, from Weill Cornell Medical College, identified hundreds of types of bacteria in the transit system as a way to study the microbiology of urban environments. In the 18-month study, researchers found germs that can cause bubonic plague... read more
The Fifth Annual Los Angeles Geospatial Summit will take place at the Japanese American National Museum on Feb. 27, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. The event will feature addresses and discussions from leading innovators in the world of geographic information science (GIS) and technology. The summit also will feature presentations from students representing more than a dozen different Southern California colleges... read more
The Fifth Annual Los Angeles Geospatial Summit will take place at the Japanese American National Museum on Feb. 27, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. The event will feature addresses and discussions from leading innovators in the world of geographic information science (GIS) and technology. The summit also will feature presentations from students representing more than a dozen different Southern California colleges... read more
PDF3D has improved the quality of tools and has introduced new features in version 2.11.0 of its 3D PDF software suite. The suite includes ReportGen, SDK Developer Toolkit and XML Server. The company said in a news release that in response to customers, a large number of technical issues have been addressed. “For our geospatial customers, we’ve extended the Geospatial 3D PDF solution... read more
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Google’s Skybox Imaging satellite by the end of this year, according to The Asian Age. ISRO will launch its first U.S. satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, according to the news brief. Google acquired Skybox Imaging in August of 2014 to develop advanced GPS mapping using its own network of satellites, according to... read more
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